Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-01

excavating the Upper Main-etreet sewer;
John Genilla, so cents per foot; Flick
Bros, 49A cents per linear foot. Con-
tract awarded to Frick Bros.
THE CHARTER COMMITTEE.
City Attorney DAILY from the Commit
tee on Charter made report of the
work done in Sacramento. He said that
owing to failure to agree with Oakland
on q charter the White bill published in
the HERALD yesterday, was substituted
and will probably become law. Also
the bill allowing cities of over 10000 to
frame their own charters.
On motion of Mr.. Teed vote of
thanks was rendered to the Committee.
Mr.. Jones moved that the matter re-
ferred to in the Evening Erpress. con.
cerning one of the city off cials, be re.
ferred to the Finance Committee for
investigation. So ordered.
THE zANJA COMMITTEE
Recommended that the Zanjero make
| estimates of cost of repairs on Zanja
IL. So ordered.
In matter of petition of Leslie F. Gay
to close zanja on Upper Main that it be
granted. SO ordered.
On petition of Mrs. Louise Carey to
connect with zanja, that it be granted
if she pay four dollars per month. So
| ordered.
The Committee also presented plans
and specifications for brick work on
Zanja Madre and recommended that bids
be advertised for. So ordered.
APPLICATIONS FOR FRANCHISES.
Charles G. Raymond and l.. W.
Dennis presented petition for fran.
chise for street car line over the fol-
lowing route: Commencing at point
in the Washington Garden tract, thence
along Hill street to Eleventh street,
thence to Grand avenue, thence to Ninth
street, thence to Fort, thence to Third.
thence to Spring, thence to Courthouse,
thence to Main, thence to Reuuena,
thence to Wilmington, thence to short
street, thence to Vine, thence tosFirst,
thence to iron bridge at the river;
commencing again at north bound
ary of First street. thence along
Vignes street to Sainsevain street, thence
to Commercial street and Main street,
thence along Main and Spring streets to
point on Alvarado street where Seventh
street intersects the same, thence along
Seventh to the river, commencing at a
point on Seventh street and Los An
geles. running along Los Angeles to
Sanchez, thence along Sanchez around
the Plaza to Olivera street, thence along
Olivera street to Alameda street, thence
along Alameda to Chavez. thence along
Chavez to north of Naud's warehouse to
Sotello street. thence along Sotello street
to the Southern Pacific railroad depot.
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
THE ELEVATED ROAD.
From Ralph Rogers for franchise for
an elevated railroad as following: Com.
mencing at the northern boundry of the
city of Los Angeles where the same is
intersected by Pasadena avenue, and
running thence southerly along Pasa.
dena avenue to Daily street, thence to
Hoff, thence along Hoff, crossing the
Los Angeles river on the southerly side
of the Buena Vista street bridge to in.
tersection Of Buena Vista and San Fer.
| napdo streets, thence along San Fer.
nando to Alameda, along Alameda to
New Main, New Main to southerly side
of Plaza to Sanchez street, along Sanchez
to Arcadia, along Arcadia to Los An.
geles, along Los Angeles to Seventh,
| along Seventh to Main, along Main to
Ninth, along Ninth to Grand avenue,
along Grand avenue to Adams, along
Adams to Figueroa, along Figueroa to
the southern boundary of the city. The
road to be completed within eighteen
months. Board of Public Works.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were ordered
referred by the Clerk:
From II. Mccartney, asking the re.
turn of overpaid taxes. Finance Com
mittee.
From P. Ballade ct AL, calling atten.
tion to pool of stagnant water on
Buena Vista street.
From w. A. Field, for a rebate of
taxes.
From B, E. De Hart ct al, to estab.
lish grade of Union avenue.
From Mary Green, protesting against
change of grade on Courthouse street,
between Hope and Flower.
From Mary H. Banning, to purchase
lot in block F.
From John d. Bicknell, to join with
the city in grading Rock street, between
Fort street and Cemetery avenue.
From r. j. Price ct AL, calling atten.
tion to the fact that sewer water had
damaged their property on South Main
street.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A motion was made and carried to ad.
journ, and the President stated that
there were matters to come up that
would require an executive session. The
outsiders and reporters were then ex-
cluded from the hall and the Council
commenced star-chamber proceeding.
The matter was in reference to whether
the water now being developed at Crys. |
tai Springs by the City Water Company,
came from the river, the water of which |
stream belongs to the city. The City |
Engineer gave it as his opinion that the
Crystal Springs water came from the
river. 1t was determined to call for an
investigation by and an opinion from
State Engineer Hall. and committee
was appointed for that purpose. 1t is
feared that when the present franchise
by which the City Water Company uses
the river water expires, they will claim
as their own the water developed from
Crystal Springs, and the Council pro.
poses to establish in advance the fact |
that by developing water at Crystal |
Springs the river is tapped.
1t was also decided at the Executive |
session to allow the Police Department
a secret service fund of $50 per month.